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Before You See Your First Client 2005

1. Cover Page

2. Title Page

3. Copyright Page

4. Introduction

1 Join Forces with a Psychiatrist to Open a Risk-Free Private Practice

2 Don’t Become Married to a Single Referral Source

3 Accept the Fact That Salaries in This Field Are Often Unfair

4 It Pays to Be Assertive When You’re Shopping for Your Salary

5 Managed Care Panels Often Slam the Door in Your Face

6 Managed Care Firms Dictate Who, When, and How

7 The Multicultural Diversity Secret: You Can Work with a Wider Range of People than You Think

8 Never Give Any Client Information without a Signed Release-of-Information Form

9 You Must Use a DSM or ICD Diagnosis to Secure Third-Party Payments

10 The Insurance Superbill Must Have Your Name as the Provider

11 Lecturing May Not Flood Your Waiting Room with Clients

12 Referrals Received Do Not Determine How Many New Clients You Actually See

13 Managed Care Companies Discriminate against Some Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories

14 Refer Severely Disturbed Clients for a Medical or Psychiatric Evaluation

15 Find Out Whether the Psychological and Psycho-Educational Test Reports You Receive Are Individualized

16 Don’t Be Misled by Clients Who Initially Put You on a Pedestal

17 Most Professional Certifications Won’t Help You Secure Insurance Payments

18 Don’t Use Paradoxical Interventions with Suicidal and Homicidal Clients

19 Conduct a Suicide Assessment on Each Initial Client

20 Don’t Try to Clone Your Favorite Therapist

21 When In Doubt, Use a Person-Centered Response

22 Read Ethical Guidelines Before You Even So Much as Hug a Client

23 Don’t Rush to Therapeutic Judgment Until You Get All the Facts

24 The Number One Therapeutic Blunder: Confronting Sooner than Later

25 You Are Not a Failure if You Don’t Land Your Dream Job

26 Your Supervisor’s Knowledge and Experience Should Not Be Underestimated

27 Use Verbiage Your Client Will Understand

28 Be a Better Helper by Networking with Others in the Field

29 Grandfathering: The Fast Track for Snaring Licenses and Certifications

30 Use Free Advertising to Build Your Agency or Practice

31 Helpers Are Mandated Child-Abuse Reporters

32 Beyond Confidentiality: Professional Counselors and Therapists Have a Duty to Warn

33 If You Want to Work in a Public School, Contact the Department of Education

34 Don’t Let a Day from Hell in Court Lower Your Professional Self-Esteem

35 Save Your Course Catalogs to Invest in Your Future

36 Enhance Sessions by Adjusting Group Treatment Exercises and Using Small Talk

37 If a Client Was Disappointed with the Previous Helper Find Out Why

38 Use Caution When Considering the “In” Diagnosis

39 Don’t Go into This Field to Recount Old War Stories About Your Own Recovery

40 Don’t Become Married to a Single System of Psychotherapy

41 Be Enthusiastic if You Want to Be a Better Workshop Presenter

42 Don’t Try to Clone Your Favorite Mental Health Lecturer

43 If a Client You Have Been Seeing for an Extended Period of Time Requests Marriage, Family or Couples Therapy, Consider a Referral to Another Therapist

44 Be Prepared to Change Therapeutic Strategies at a Moment’s Notice

45 Documentation: The Royal Road to Promotion

46 Avoid Dual Relationships Like the Plague

47 Insider Tips for a Good Cover Letter and Human Service Resumé

48 If You Are Daydreaming, Your Client Will Perceive You as an Uninterested Helper

49 Pick a Theory of Intervention and a Job You Believe In

50 Despite the Pitfalls, Make Friends with the Media to Promote Yourself and Your Agency

51 Writing a Book or Starting a Project? Ask Your Agency First

52 Your Employment and Credentials Determine What You Pay for Malpractice Insurance

53 Private Practice Is Not a Panacea for Everything That Ails You

54 Steer Clear of False Memory Syndrome

55 Create an Emotional Trophy Closet to Help You Through a Bad Day

60. Conclusion